Crop insurance dates?

[freewheat]

So again in the wet zone here in Sask.
our deadline is march 31st. In Alberta
the 30th of april. I made the decision
in March to not top up the too wet to
seed option. Had we had an end of April
deadline, I would have topped up.

Question, is it time for Sask to allow
more flexibility in our insurance
choices, to flex with changing
conditions in April?

[fjlip]

I made that point with June Draude a couple of weeks ago.
Why not Apr 30? Even May or June?

[Hopperbin]

I suppose we should be allowed to put house insurance on after the house burns down.

[SASKFARMER3]

No the date should be April 30 th. march is BS.

[freewheat]

HA ha hopper! Good one!

[checking]

Agree with HB. I suggest you don't push so hard that the general taxpayer doesn't think that farmers are entitled to can't fail insurance.

[freewheat]

Not looking for a can't fail situation, checking. Just some reality and tangible means to make better decisions.

[bucket]

Not many crops fail on or before April 30, so why can't it be april 30.

It can't fail if its not in the ground and conditions change, like they have in the last two years, and you are not covered for a situation you never planned on.

[food4u]

I remember when they changed it to
Mar.31st. Claimed there were too many fall
rye and winter wheat growers waiting until
the end April and then depending on
weather whether they took insurance or
not.It was Romanow who did this and I
think it was just another slap at the
rural people, totally political.

[stubblejumper]

Where else can you get insurance and pay 1/2 the premium after you know if you have a claim or not.